Mascot of the Month: Lipa – 317 Squadron
Perched atop one of 317 Squadron’s Hawker Hurricane fighter planes, one Squadron pilot serenades their mascot, Lipa the dog, on the accordion, while another tries…
October 15, 2024
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Welcome to the Aquila Polonica blog! We post about Poland, its history, culture, lands and people, about WWII—and because we’re publishers, we also post about our books and authors, about general issues in publishing, bookselling, copyright, and related matters. We look forward to having guest bloggers with us from time to time. Thanks for joining us, and happy reading!
October is Polish Heritage Month in the U.S.
Today kicks off Polish Heritage Month in the U.S.! In his Proclamation 5548 issued in October 1986, President Ronald Reagan declared October as Polish American…
October 1, 2024
September 29-30, 1944 – The Warsaw Uprising, Part 7
We are ending our series of blog posts about the Warsaw Uprising — which has drawn from our award-winning book The Color of Courage, by…
September 29, 2024
September 27-28, 1939 – Warsaw Surrenders
Continuing Rulka Langer’s account of the early days of World War II from the point of view of a young working mother in Warsaw, from…
September 27, 2024
September 25, 1939 – Black Monday
Eighty-five years ago today, the Germans launched their most relentless two-day bombing campaign against Warsaw, Poland’s capital — a bombing campaign so devastating that September…
September 25, 2024
September 19, 1940 – Witold Pilecki Begins His Undercover Mission at Auschwitz
Polish Army officer Captain Witold Pilecki volunteered for an almost certainly suicidal undercover mission for the Polish Underground: get himself arrested by the Germans and…
September 19, 2024
Mascot of the Month: Wilfred & Pipsqueak – 249 Squadron
Polish fighter ace Michał Maciejowski poses with one of 249 Squadron’s mascots: a goose. While dogs and cats were the most common mascots in military…
September 15, 2024
Library Underground in Warsaw Metro
As publishers, we love books and libraries. So when I saw a notice about a new super-modern subterranean library for Warsaw Metro passengers, I just…
September 13, 2024
September 1, 1939 – World War II Begins
Today is the 85th anniversary of the beginning of World War II on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. In her award-winning book The…
September 1, 2024
September 1-2, 1944 – The Warsaw Uprising, Part 6
Continuing our series of blog posts about the Warsaw Uprising, drawing from our award-winning book The Color of Courage, by Julian Kulski: CHAPTER 6 AGE…
September 1, 2024
New 303 Squadron Book Trailer
We’re super excited about the new video trailer for our award-winning book 303 Squadron! Today is the anniversary of 303 Squadron’s first victory on August…
August 30, 2024
August 21-22, 1944 – The Warsaw Uprising, Part 5
Continuing our series of blog posts about the Warsaw Uprising, drawing from our award-winning book The Color of Courage, by Julian Kulski: CHAPTER 6 AGE…
August 21, 2024
